1 | Nay, I swear by this city - |
2 | And thou art an indweller of this city - |
3 | And the begetter and that which he begat, |
4 | We verily have created man in an atmosphere: |
5 | Thinketh he that none hath power over him ? |
6 | And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth: |
7 | Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ? |
8 | Did We not assign unto him two eyes |
9 | And a tongue and two lips, |
10 | And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ? |
11 | But he hath not attempted the Ascent - |
12 | Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! - |
13 | (It is) to free a slave, |
14 | And to feed in the day of hunger. |
15 | An orphan near of kin, |
16 | Or some poor wretch in misery, |
17 | And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity. |
18 | Their place will be on the right hand. |
19 | But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand. |
20 | Fire will be an awning over them. |